Hodge Hill Girls' SchoolWashwood Heath Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Hodge Hill Girls' School and Washwood Heath Academy in Birmingham.
Hodge Hill Girls' School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Washwood Heath Academy scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Hodge Hill Girls' School is ahead on our composite score.
Hodge Hill Girls' School was judged the expected standard and Washwood Heath Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 50.0 for Hodge Hill Girls' School and 44.4 for Washwood Heath Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Hodge Hill Girls' School (51.1 in 2021-22, 50.0 in 2025-26) and has risen at Washwood Heath Academy (42.1 in 2021-22, 44.4 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BirminghamHodge Hill Girls' School | BirminghamWashwood Heath Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C64/100Stronger figure | C55/100 | |
| Local ranking | 28th of 89 in Birmingham Stronger figure | 57th of 89 in Birmingham | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | All-through | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 4-18 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 749 | 1,668 | |
| Capacity | 750 | 1,476 | |
| Location | Birmingham, B36 8EY | Birmingham, B8 2AS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 50.0 Stronger figure | 44.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47.6% Stronger figure | 41.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 68.3% Stronger figure | 61.6% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 145 | 263 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 56.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 7.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 3 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 749 | 1,706 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 53.5% | 58.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 36.6% | 63.3% | |
| SEN support | 10.0% | 17.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.8% | 0.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.0% Stronger figure | 8.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 26.1% Stronger figure | 29.8% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Hodge Hill Girls' School
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